SENTENCE STRESS

In each of the following sentences, the word that receives the emphatic stress is written in capital letters. From the questions lettered A to D, choose the one to which the given sentence is the appropriate answer. An example is given below:

Example: My father LEAVES Kano by air on Monday?

(A) Does your father leave Lagos by air on Monday?

(B) Does your mother leave Kano by air on Monday?

(C) Does your father leave Kano by air on Monday?

(D) Does your father leave Kano by road on Monday?

The correct answer is ‘C’ because ‘My father leaves Kano by air on Monday’ answers the question – ‘Does your father arrive Kano by air on Monday?’ Therefore, answer C would be shaded.

[A] [B] [C] [D]

1. Mr Jones ALWAYS locks the back door.

• Does Mr Jones always lock the front door?

• Does Mr Jones seldom lock the back door?

• Does Mr John always lock the back door?

• Does Mr Jones always open the back door?

1. Ade is my YOUNGEST brother.

• Is Ade my youngest cousin?

• Is Ade my oldest brother?

• Is Abu my youngest brother?

• Is Ade your youngest brother?

1. There are FOUR baskets in the room.

• Were there four baskets in the room?

• Are there two baskets in the room?

• Are there four buckets in the room?

• Are there four baskets in the store?

1. Some students arranged the SEAT

• Did all students arrange the seats?

• Did some teachers arrange the seats?

• Did some students arrange the books?

• Did some students break the seats?

1. My father will GET home at 5 o’clock.

• Will your father get home at 5 o’clock?

• Will my father leave home at 5 o’clock?

• Will my father get here at 5 o’clock?

• Will my mother get home at 5 o’clock?

1. Tunde is visiting his UNCLE in Abuja next month.

• Is Tunde visiting his aunt in Abuja next month?

• Is Tunde visiting his uncle in Kaduna next month?

• Is Tunde visiting his uncle in Abuja next week?

• Is Olu visiting his aunt in Abuja next month?

The PASSENGER boat docked at Accra last week.

• Did the passenger boat dock at Accra last week?

• Did the cargo boat dock at Accra last week?

• Did the passenger boat dock at Tema yesterday?

• Did the cargo boat sail from Accra yesterday?

1. Kemi’s watch is made of GOLD.

• Is Bisi’s watch made of gold?

• Is Kemi’s necklace made of gold?

• Is Kemi’s watch plated with gold?

• Is Kemi’s watch made of silver?

1. The FINAL match of the hockey competition was exciting.

• Was the final match of the hockey competition boring?

• Was the final match of the football competition exciting?

• Was the preliminary match of the hockey competition?

• Was the final match of the football competition boring?

1. Tamuno confessed that he STOLE the car.

• Did Thomas confess that he stole the car?

• Did Tamuno confessed that he borrowed the car?

• Did Tamuno deny that he stole the car?

• Did Tamuno confessthat he borrowed the lorry?